Abstract
With the high burden of lung diseases in the elderly and the rapid aging of the population, thoracic surgeons increasingly will be confronted with the dilemmas that arise in caring for older persons. Providing the optimal treatment for older persons will involve carefully selecting those who have early-stage disease and who are fit for surgery and providing more limited resections to patients who are frailer. Age alone does not determine whether a patient will benefit from thoracic surgery with a reasonable quality of life. Providing appropriate treatment will require a more focused and geriatric-specific evaluation of elderly patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 401-407 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Thoracic surgery clinics |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Elderly
- Geriatric assessment
- Life expectancy
- Pulmonary surgery
- Quality of life
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine